Millet Glossary
Find your local name for any millet. Millets are known by different names across India's diverse languages. Use the search box to filter by any language name -- type in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, or any other language to find the millet you are looking for.
Showing 9 of 9 millets
| English | Hindi | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Malayalam | Marathi | Bengali | Gujarati | Odia | Punjabi | Sanskrit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Millet | बाजरा (Bajra) | கம்பு (Kambu) | సజ్జలు (Sajjalu) | ಸಜ್ಜೆ (Sajje) | കമ്പം (Kambam) | बाजरी (Bajri) | বাজরা (Bajra) | બાજરી (Bajri) | ବାଜରା (Bajra) | ਬਾਜਰਾ (Bajra) | वज्रान्न (Vajranna) |
| Finger Millet | रागी (Ragi) / मंडुआ (Mandua) | கேழ்வரகு (Kezhvaragu) | రాగి (Ragi) | ರಾಗಿ (Ragi) | മുത്താറി (Mutthari) | नाचणी (Nachni) | মড়ুয়া (Marua) | નાગલી (Nagli) | ମାଣ୍ଡିଆ (Mandia) | ਮੰਡੂਆ (Mandua) | मधूलिका (Madhulika) |
| Sorghum | ज्वार (Jowar) | சோளம் (Cholam) | జొన్నలు (Jonnalu) | ಜೋಳ (Jola) | ചോളം (Cholam) | ज्वारी (Jwari) | জোয়ার (Jowar) | જુવાર (Juvar) | ଜୁଆର (Juara) | ਜਵਾਰ (Jawar) | यवनाल (Yavanala) |
| Foxtail Millet | कंगनी (Kangni) | தினை (Thinai) | కొర్రలు (Korralu) | ನವಣೆ (Navane) | തിന (Thina) | काँग / राळा (Kang / Rala) | কাওন (Kaon) | કાંગ (Kang) | କଙ୍ଗୁ (Kangu) | ਕੰਗਣੀ (Kangni) | प्रियंगु (Priyangu) |
| Little Millet | कुटकी (Kutki) | சாமை (Samai) | సామలు (Samalu) | ಸಾಮೆ (Same) | ചാമ (Chama) | वरी (Vari) / साव (Sav) | সামা (Sama) | ગજરો (Gajro) / મોરૈયો (Moraiyo) | ସୁଆଁ (Suan) | ਸਵਾਂਕ (Swank) | श्यामाक (Shyamaka) |
| Kodo Millet | कोदो (Kodo) / कोदरा (Kodra) | வரகு (Varagu) | అరికెలు (Arikelu) | ಹಾರಕ (Haraka) | വരക് (Varaku) | कोद्रा (Kodra) | কোদো (Kodo) | કોદરા (Kodra) | କୋଦୋ (Kodo) | ਕੋਦੋ (Kodo) | कोद्रव (Kodrava) |
| Barnyard Millet | सांवा (Sanwa) / झंगोरा (Jhangora) | குதிரைவாலி (Kuthiraivali) | ఊదలు (Udalu) | ಊದಲು (Oodalu) | കുതിരവാലി (Kuthiravali) | भगर (Bhagar) | শ্যামাধান (Shyamadhan) | મોરૈયો (Moraiyo) | ଖିରା (Khira) | ਸਾਂਵਾ (Sanwa) | श्यामाक (Shyamaka) |
| Proso Millet | चेना (Chena) / बरि (Bari) | பனிவரகு (Panivaragu) | వరిగెలు (Varigelu) | ಬರಗು (Baragu) | പനിവരക് (Panivaraku) | वरी (Vari) | চিনা (China) | ચેનો (Cheno) | ବଗୁ (Bagu) | ਚੀਨਾ (China) | चीनक (Chinaka) |
| Browntop Millet | छोटी कंगनी (Chhoti Kangni) | பனிப்புல் (Panippul) | అండ కొర్రలు (Anda Korralu) | ಕೊರಲೆ (Korale) | തൊട്ടക്കുറ (Thottakura) | हरिक (Harik) | No common name | No common name | No common name | No common name | No common name |
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